The emperor has not come to Lingxuan Palace for several days. I heard that the emperor turned over the sign of Concubine Xue tonight. The ladies did not dare to neglect it. They started cleaning it up after receiving the news, not even letting go of the ashes in the corner.
"Eunuch Cao is here," Xia He had already seen Eunuch Cao outside the door and reminded him with a smile, "Mother Xue Fei, the emperor should be arriving soon."
After Chu Xianxue came back, she changed into a goose-yellow gauze skirt and kept looking out the window in a daze. Then she looked back when she heard the voice, with faint traces of tears in her eyes.
"I've seen Concubine Xue." Eunuch Cao saw at a glance that she was like a fragile twig and leaf that would fall over when blown, and he felt extremely sad in his heart.
Chu Xianxue was so doting on the Sixth Palace in the past, but now she still ends up sitting alone in an empty house. Her appearance is not inferior to that of Al Yunduo, it's because she is too simple.
"Eunuch Cao came here in person, but the Emperor is also here?" Chu Xianxue stood up and looked outside the door, but did not see the Emperor's figure. She lowered her eyes in disappointment.
"Xue Fei," Eunuch Cao thought for a long time about how to speak. He hesitated for a long time before saying with a smile, "Your Majesty is going to the Baihua Palace tonight, and specially ordered your servants to come and explain to Xue Fei, so as not to keep you waiting for a long time."
It is said that you are not joking, but why would the emperor have the heart to let her down for Al Yunduo? The emperor could send Eunuch Cao here because he must have weighed the balance between her and Al Yunduo. This is the person she thinks she can rely on for the rest of her life.
It turns out that all the words he said he would be good to her all his life were lies and lies.
Although he felt sad in his heart, he forced a smile on his face and said, "Thank you so much, Eunuch Cao, for making this trip."
Since Eunuch Cao had already brought the message, it was not convenient to stay here any longer, so he hurried to Baiyuan Garden.
After watching him leave, Chu Xianxue stood for a long time before turning back to the soft couch and swallowing tears into her heart.
The sky was originally clear and sunny, but suddenly there were clouds drifting in the distance, covering most of the sky. Suddenly everything around me became gloomy. There was heat in the breeze, and the closer I got to the cliff, the more cool I felt.
The sound of horse hooves was hidden in the strong wind. A group of people dressed as guards were searching for something around the cliff. Tong Zhuol stopped his horse, turned over and jumped off the horse.
"Chief Tong," someone saw him from a distance, stepped forward and bowed, "Why are you here?"
"Ma Lin, the emperor has issued an ultimatum. If there is no news tomorrow, you and I don't have to go back to Kyoto." Tong Zhuo looked around with cold eyes before speaking slowly, "You haven't found any clues yet?"
Marin frowned, clenched his hands into fists, and said loudly: "Brothers haven't slept for two days and two nights. It is true that they have not been found."
At this time, there was a sudden strong wind, and accompanied by the howling sound of the wind, the dark clouds in the sky rolled rapidly, more and more clouds gathered, and bursts of dull thunder could be heard faintly in the clouds.
This is going to change.
Tong Zhuo went straight to the edge of the cliff and looked down. The surging river looked like it was about to eat someone in, and he felt horrified just by looking at it.
The position he was standing was exactly where Al Yunna fell. There was still a faint trace of blood at this time. Tong Zhuo slowly squatted down and gently explored the vines there with his fingers. It seemed that there were traces of blood flowing down the river.
traces below.
"Have you ever looked down here?" Tong Zhuo asked calmly.
The Imperial Guards who had gathered together a long time ago looked at me and I looked at you without daring to say a word.
It was Marin who had the courage to say: "Chief Tong, there are cliffs all around. Look at the vines around you. If you accidentally step on it, you may be entangled to death by the vines."
"Did I let you live too leisurely on weekdays," Tong Zhuo scolded in a low voice, "In that case, when I return to Kyoto, I will ask the emperor for orders to let you go to Mobei, otherwise all your skills will be wasted."
Hearing him talk about returning to Mobei, everyone's expressions changed slightly. Mobei was barren, and people from the East still come to make trouble from time to time. They can't move and talk about it. It's simply a nightmare for everyone in the Great Jin Kingdom.
"Chief Tong," Ma Lin advised softly, "Even if I find him, I'm afraid his body will be gone. Hey, hey, Chief Tong——"
Tong Zhuo suddenly leaned over and grabbed the vine, jumped up, and hung dangerously on the cliff. Scattered raindrops fell straight down, and there was a clear coolness in the air.
"If you are afraid, it is better to go back first. As the leader of the imperial guards, I naturally have to set an example in order to live up to the emperor's orders. It is better for me, Tong Zhuo, to die here today than to be scolded and looked down upon when I go back." After that, he followed suit.
The vines slid down.
A bolt of lightning like a silver snake streaked across the sky, seeming to tear through the boundless sky. The rain fell heavier and heavier, and the rainwater fell into the soil, forming mud.
Seeing that he didn't care about his own safety, Marin kicked a kick in the mud, cursed in a low voice, and loudly said to the others as if he had made up his mind: "Chief Tong treats me well, and I, Marin, will definitely do this in my life."
You who live and die for him, hey, just wait here for the news, and you are not allowed to act privately!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, but no one dared to say a word. They watched the two of them jump down, and no one dared to say anything to stop them.
Tong Zhuo was only halfway down when a huge thunder suddenly exploded, echoing among the cliffs and not dissipating for a long time. Flying sand and rocks hit him, making him unable to open his eyes.
"Leader Tong, it's raining heavily now. There is a cave there. Let's go inside to take shelter first."
Tong Zhuo opened his eyes and saw Ma Lin who was close to Chi Chi, but his expression did not show the slightest surprise. In this situation, he did not bother to tease him, and he and he slowly moved towards the cave along the vines.
"It's true that you are so desperate." Marin stood at the door of the cave and breathed a sigh of relief looking at the pouring rain. "Fortunately there is a cave, otherwise we would really be dead."
"You have strong wings now, you dare to disobey me, right?" Tong Zhuo punched Ma Lin on the shoulder one after another, forcing him to beg for mercy again and again.
"Chief Tong, who do you think is not afraid of death?" Ma Lin clasped his hands together and showed an attentive smile, "I admire you for not being afraid, but I can't let my brothers die. Didn't I accompany you down?
cool down."
This boy has been with him since he was six years old. It can be said that he has watched him grow up. Now it seems that he looks like an adult, but his temperament is still the same as when he was a child.
"Be loyal to people and obey destiny." Tong Zhuo stood with his hands behind his hands and sighed while looking at the endless overlapping curtains of water.
Marin curled his lips and didn't agree with what he said. He imitated his posture and tone and said: "The people at the top indulge in sexual pleasure, and the people at the top are protecting each other and colluding secretly. How can the rest of us little people live?"
A sigh was followed by a piercing scream. Marin covered his head and bent over in pain.
"Don't do it casually if you shouldn't do it, otherwise it will lead to death." Tong Zhuo gave him a helpless look, turned around and walked towards the cave.
In front of the huge rock in the cave, there was a pile of firewood. The climate here is humid, so it is said that it is not easy to burn and catch fire. Tong Zhuo quickly stepped forward, picked up a piece of firewood, and examined it carefully in his hand.
Marin saw that something was wrong and ran over quickly. Seeing the ashes on the ground, he was a little surprised: "They really went off the cliff?!"
Judging from the dead branches that have not yet been burned, it is inferred that they left in a hurry this morning and the fire was not completely burned. Then they must have gone down the cliff. Since they can still walk, it means that the injuries are not serious.
Thinking of this, Tong Zhuo narrowed his eyes as he looked at the entrance of the cave, and finally there was some relief on his dark face.
"Chief Tong -" Ma Lin exclaimed and rushed to Tong Zhuo's side. He bent down and spread his palms in front of him, revealing a blood-stained hidden weapon. "Chief Tong, look at this. It's all covered in blood."
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Tong Zhuo was extremely shocked, his face changed drastically, and he stood up involuntarily. He took the hidden weapon, put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully. All the muscles in his body were tense.
"Chief Tong," Marin came up with doubts and asked, "Is this the hidden weapon left by the person who assassinated the little Khan? Looking at the bloody flesh on it, these people are really cruel."
This is Xie Jiapu's hidden weapon. Why did Xie Jiapu, who never disdains forming factions with others, suddenly assassinate the young Khan of Dongjue? The key is, how did they learn about the court's actions? Tong Zhuo's hands clenched into fists involuntarily.
, a light layer of sweat broke out on the palms of my hands.
"This?" Ma Lin exclaimed while Tong Zhuo was concentrating on thinking, "It should be women's clothes, but there seems to be no women among the little Khan and his party, right?"
Marin dug out a few strands of scrap material from the gravel on the ground. It was light pink and looked like a woman's clothes, scattered among the gravel and sand along with a ball of white cloth.
"It seems that the little Khan is not injured," Tong Zhuo turned his head and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the rain will not stop for a while. I haven't slept for two days. You can go to sleep first, I will watch over you."
"There's no need to keep watch, and no one will come. You should also sleep for a while." Marin yawned and said drowsily, his voice getting softer and quieter, and he started snoring as soon as he finished speaking.
"Hey, this kid." Tong Zhuo shook his head and looked at the entrance of the cave in trance.
The sound of wind, rain, thunder and lightning filled the space between the sky and the earth, deafening. The earth was dark and it was difficult to tell the direction.
Cold raindrops fell on the dirt path. Many pedestrians passed by in a hurry, trampling the road into a series of dirty footprints. In an inconspicuous thatched house next to it, candlelight flickered.
"Hey, it's a beautiful day, but it suddenly started raining. Tomorrow the road will be slippery and we won't be able to pick herbs." A child-like person looked up at the sky and closed the paper window with a sigh.
"Ah Ruo, bring the cooked medicine quickly," the white-bearded old man straightened up slightly, held his waist and called out with an exaggerated expression, "Ouch, my old waist, I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore -"
Ah Ruo, who wanted to go to the backyard to get medicine, saw this and had to turn back. He helped him sit on the rocking chair beside him and then let him go. He looked at the man who suddenly visited and said unhappily: "Master, I have been standing there for an hour.
, can your waist bear it?"
"As A Ruian grows up, he talks more."
"Humph." Ah Ruo pouted, turned around and entered the backyard.
"Don't worry," the white-bearded old man seemed to have put a lot of thought into it, closing his eyes and said, "The wound has been sutured, and she will wake up soon after drinking the medicine."